The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

reformers as their special stronghold. No
where else were they so numerous, and no
better field Of battle was anywhere offered
them; Therefore they selected 1t for their
The death of Hon. E. W.. Robertson neces-
stating a new election, gave them the oppor-
tunity they soughto of showing their strength.
G GstoFisa fs E sRR sfe. With Shiz nG .fSo .d sas eFf the
fixing the date Of the convention.
the reformers announced their purpose
by barbecues and music. In less, than a
week. their campaign was opened by. Gen.
Nichols st Zacharie, and from that day to
within a week ago the reformers have held
meetings in every quarter of the district.
They paraded Gen. Nichols from one parish
to another, while Parlauge,. Stone and others
held s eide meetingEHs in pointe CoGpee9 i and
every voter should have some Nichols pig
and listen to the inspiring strains of Mich
oils brass bands. They gave them not only
speeches, not only, pig and beef: but they
to rouse III enthusiasm for him, and their
posters told the young people that there
would be dancing, afterWard. IN the hope
f fhid they sslG T0mld IL wa fba s 5iafor voters oF I ln1G sn9lp
has such Q vigorous campaign been made.
Pigs were killed by the hundred, oxen by the
score, aod half the brass bandsin the district
were employed to pipe forth Nichols music.
will read how Gen. Nichols canvass from
Zacharie, in East Baton Rouge, to False
River, in Pointe Coupee, was "A triumphal
march," Everywhere we are told OF mon
teri barbecues and meeting s, OF the won
derful outpouring OF the people" 1.-THE mag
n~ificent uprising OF the people. :" the great
parishes are unanimous for the soldier can
didate' they tell time and again..
And throughout this canvass, the fact was
sNt?ESbngi|Iy i ea@paisp. upon !Th ai IS isa a I Si gho s
meeting, :" said the first speaker at the first
were called on to say whether they were for
Nichols or against nm; I'm 33u e H. the
reformers, who, everywhere. made 1t a ques-
ton not of Congress, but Of Nichols or Nc
Emery.
upon which they were wont to be victorious
they marshaled their forces and gave their
barbecues and their speeches; but, although
the friends Of Gov. McEner1 INDUCED in no
when the fight did come the Nichollsites were
routed as few political factions have ever
been before in Louisiana.
In the ,Florida parishes, which NJ! we were g
lately told were unanimous" for Nichols, q
large majority of the, delegates were against
him and his candidate. West Of the Missls-
sippi, he carried but a single parish-Acadia
TIL defeat has been crushing and emphatic
No one can fail to understand it or measure
its Importance. After a months earnest can
vass, after innumerable speeches., ate
t giving the people pig and beef and othel
: delicacies wholesale, after the most ener
[ getic campaign they have ever made, the re-
formers are defeated in q former Nichols
; District ds. net n? n find ind that nbt they fEa have wer m' N = de
cided minority in the State con invention
3 Their 4oN votes then have dwindled ava!
7 The ''reformers' appealed to the peoS5
! of the Sixth District for an expression o
They have got it. Are they satisfied? ca
they not recognize now the fact hat tn
people of Louisiana are not to be won b
brass bands and roasted shoat: that they d.
= not care for abuse and d%enunciation, but dc
mand argument and living issues. Can the.
not see that Louisiana does not Tant thei
= p1nchbeck 'treform;" but is well. ~satlst1e.
: with the efficient administration of Gov. S
a ID. McEnery?
tain tones.
. and adopted a strong and conservative r,(at
s form, indorsing the President, and sizing
in the t tSr 1t +. plank q dnt for I'll the fob ab9l5ti9 19b1fob fn
used i'll the arts. az ~,